The document discusses how the media landscape has been transformed by the internet and new technologies. Key points include: 1. The internet has created a new form of mass-self communication that is interactive, horizontal and allows many-to-many communication in real-time. 2. Web 2.0 and social media have enabled a new form of civil society through ubiquitous communication and sharing of images, sounds and ideas. 3. Commons-based peer production has created a new economic model where large projects are completed through coordinated creative effort, often without traditional hierarchy or financial compensation.